Development Director
Location: US, NY, Albany
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Education Management
Function: Other

Company profile:
The Albany Charter School Network is a family of charter schools in the City of Albany that works to prepare children for meaningful future lives – as purposeful, productive, and participatory citizens of New York, the United States, and the world.Our strong and unified movement of charter schools collaborates with parents to provide for all students a vibrant academic environment and dynamic learning experiences that create what we call “Future Life Opportunity” – a pathway to success in college, career, and community life.The Albany Charter School Network and the schools that comprise our community are always looking for highly committed and highly skilled people to come and join us in the exciting and meaningful work of helping create Future Life Opportunity for this generation of students.Please take the time to look at the various open positions on our site. If there is a role for which you think you would be a great match, then we encourage you to learn more about it and submit an application.

Job description:
SummaryThe Development Director is primarily responsible for working with the Chief Executive Officer to create the Albany Charter School Network’s fundraising and development strategy to support its broader strategic direction. The Development Director will set and guide the strategy for all fundraising, grant management, and donor cultivation initiatives, which support the mission of the Network. The Development Director will help schools identify fundraising opportunities to achieve long-term sustainability for all programs so that students across the Network can show up and do well, both in learning and in life.PlanCreate and implement the Network’s annual development plan; manage all strategies and activities for donor cultivation, solicitation and relations.Oversee, implement and manage all fundraising activities including annual giving, events and special projects.  Identify key partners and influence brokers to build a sustainable support base for the Network. PrepareAssist the Chief Executive Officer in mobilizing the Network, school staff and Boards to serve key roles in building their fundraising capacity.Manage the writing of grant proposals and reports to corporate, foundation, and government funders.Develop and grow the Network’s individual donor base, manage the annual giving campaign and cultivate major gifts. ProcessResearch, write and reconcile grants that support the strategic vision of the Network and Network schools.Implement components of the Network’s strategic plan that pertain to program growth and fund development.Maintain comprehensive records pertaining to program grants, including budgets, filing deadlines and reporting requirements.PredictCultivate and nurture relationships with current and potential corporate, foundation, and individual donors to ensure the long-term sustainability of Network and Network schools.Analyze the extent to which fundraising and development initiatives are yielding positive Network and school gains.Research and identify new initiatives that align with the Network’s mission to expand future programmatic offerings for all Network schools.

Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree required in a related field (Master’s degree preferred).At least 5 years progressive work experience in a fundraising/development role, including responsibility over diverse areas of fundraising.Experience in an entrepreneurial, growing nonprofit, public, or business organization.K-12 education and/or direct teaching experience a plus.Excellent writing/editing and verbal communication skills.Sincere commitment to work collaboratively with all constituent groups, including staff, board members, volunteers, donors, program participants, and other supporters.Self-starter, able to work independently, and entrepreneurial; enjoys creating and implementing new initiatives.

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